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SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Wednesday, January 29, 1958 Progress of Plans For Reliremeni Home Discussed Some 80 persons Monday night heard officials of Rogue Valley Manor tell of progress toward construction of the $5Vi million retirement home to be built in Medford. M. N. Hogan, president of the non-profit corporation working toward the home, said about half those attend ing were interested in the manor from a personal stand point, as a possible home, and the other half were "just cur ious'' about the project, and the economic impact it would have on the valley. He added that a number who planned to attend the meeting, held at the First Methodist church, could not be there, and as a result an other meeting will be held in the near future. On of Series It will be one of a series of meetings to be conducted to tell the story of the manor. These will include meetings In the Methodist church in Yreka on Jan. 30; in the Epis copal church in Dunsmuir, Feb. 3; the Presbyterian church in Redding, Feb. 4; the Presbyterian church in Chico, Feb. 5. and a meeting to be ar ranged in an Episcopal church in Sacramento. More than S1U million in apartments have been con tracted for so far, the meeting ' was told. Construction will be started when half of the apartments, 142, are assigned to charter members. A total of 96 persons have purchased life occupancy rights- in the manor, the re port continued, in a total of 78 apartments. Youngest pur chaser is 52, oldest is 84, and the average is 70. Of these, 26 are men, 70 are women. There are 23 couples, 3 single men and 47 single women. The report showed that 31 persons are from the Rogue valley and 13 from the rest of Oregon, 23 are from Cali fornia, and one each from Ida ho, Texas. Hawaii, New Jer- pv Tllinnic Tnrliana Wocf Virginia, Fennsylvania and Montana. few. M 1 1 I EXUDING CHARM, Maria Callas. unpredictable prima ' they take curtain calls at Chicago concert. (International) Quotes From the News By UNITED PRESS Lincoln, Neb. Rodney Starkweather, 21, a garbage and trash hauler, on the police description of his brother Charles, 19, as the probable killer of six persons: '"I guess he did it. But I don't know why!" Washington A special advisory committee to the gov' ernment, on the need for stockpiling food and medicine against the possibility of atomic attack: "The time has come to lake action for human survival. relief and rehabilitation in event of nuclear attack." Ankara, Turkey Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, on the bombing of the U.S. Embassy here Sunday: "This act of terrorism is typical of those who believe in and practice violence as a means to achieve their ends." New York Sir Percy Spender, retiring Australian am bassador to the United Stales, on anti-American sentiment abroad: "It is a tragedy that the American people are so little understood in other parts of the world. Americans are basi cally a religious people. Americans are kindly, generous and friendly." Damascus, Syria President Sukri El Kuwatly of Syria, on plans for merging Syria and Egypt into one nation: '"I would be glad to hand over my precious trust to Gamal Abdcl Nasser a young man imbued with enthusiasm for the service of the Arab world." Teacher Pay Boost Dim at Portland Portland IP Prospects for any substantial pay increases for Portland school teachers look ed dim when the Port land school board declined to ask the voters for a tax in crease to pay for the pay boost. Pay increase proposals heard by the board ranged up to SI. 400,000 to finance sal ary hikes for principals, teachers, custodians and sec retaries next year. The board at silent when asked by Chairman Dorothy Johansen whether the increase proposal should go to the voters. . Each teacher group appear ing before the board was asked in which form the pro posal should-go to the voters, as a special tax levy or an in crease in the tax base. Klamath Falls Man Grange Notes Bound Oyer in Court Albert Elza Herring, Klam ath Falls, was bound over to the grand jury Monday after appearing in district court on charges of taking an animal without the consent of the owner. He is being held in the Jackson county jail in lieu of $500 bail. He waived an at torney and a preliminary hearing, according to the dis trict court records. According to the complaint on file in the district court, Herring is charged with tak ing two horses from the Houk ranch July 4. OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD Evansville, Ind. OP! News paper delieryman Rainey Lemmons, 24, complained to police Monday he sighted what looked like a wildcat in the street and had to fire a pistol at it before it would get out of his way. Eagle Point Grange Eagle Point Grange met the evening of Jan. 21. The meeting opened with the lec turer's program which was presented by students of the Eagle Point High' school phy sical education and music de partments. A demonstration of simple to more difficult tumbling acts was presented by boys and girls of Gail Shoppert's tumbling class. Charles Martin presented Barbara Henderson and Billy Phyfier,. accompanied on the piano by Georgia Weidman, singing a selection from the operetta, "The Singing Fresh man" in which they sing the leading roles. The regular business meet ing followed at which time reports were heard. The serv ing committee for the eve ning was Mrs. Berle Hickson, Miss Doris Hickson and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hoffman. The Home Economics club will meet Wednesday, Jan. Great Decisions General Meeting Slated in Ashland Ashland Raymond Pet tey, Southern Oregon repre sentative for the general ex tension division and cospon sor of the state-wide program for ''Great Decisions . . . 1958" said a general meeting for the public will be held at 8 p.m. today. The meeting is to discuss j the 1958 Great Decisions pro ! gram and to encourage all i people to participate in giv ing their personal opinions on our national foreign pol- ; icy. The meeting will be in the Carpenter room of the I Britt Student center at South i em Oregon college, Ashland. I Among the county officials to be present to discuss this j program will be Harold Jaf- frey, assistant manager of Camp White Domiciliary and the Jackson county Great De cisions program chairman and Dr. Clifford Miller, cochair man for the Ashland area and coproducer of the KBES TV television program for the "Great Decisions . . . 1958." Emphasis in Program Emphasis in the Great De cisions program is on inform al discussion groups which are formed to study areas of United States foreign policy, using material prepared by the foreign policy association. This association is a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 1918 and takes no position on specific issues. The program is endorsed by President Eisenhower, the state department, universities, many educational, labor, farm and professional organiza The general introductory meeting will be followed by radio and television programs during the next eight weeks. The programs will cover spe cific issues of national inter est in the foreign policies of the United States. Many Ashland organiza tions will be represented at this meeting, Pettey stated. The meeting is open to the public and Pettey urged "that all interested parties attend the meeting. Young Washington Lawyer Does It Again; Compromise Settlement for Hoffa Latest By LOUIS CASSELS United Press Correspondent Washington (IP) The lawyers around town are say- Neuberger Says Nez Perce Ruling May Hurt Future FOLLOW THE LEADER Springfield, 111. (IP) Chief Evergreen Tree, an In dian from Wisconsin Dells, Wis., drew a fine of $25 and costs for speeding Monday al though he explained that he merely followed a paleface's example. Accused of driving 58 mi'es an hour in a 30-mile zone, the chief said another motorist passed him, "so I nudged my 'gray pony' and moved on." Washington OPJ Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D-Ore.) said Tuesday the Federal Pow er commission's decision to recommend construction of the Nez Perce dam may result in Canada diverting the upper Columbia river. Neuberger said the ruling jeopardizes the "entire future" of hydroelectric de velopment on the Columbia because it "glosses over the dangers of a high dam like Nez Perce to migratory fish runs." Would Damage Migrations .. "Those of us opposing Can adian diversion of the upper Columbia have been relying almost exclusively on the great damage which diversion would do to the Sockeye sal mon migrations of the Fraser watershed, because 15 mil lion acre-feet of flow siphon ed out of the Columbia could be tapped only by construct ing high dams on the Fraser," Neubergers aid. "Now FPC announces, in effect, that fish ery experts have made great strides in developing methods for passing salmon up and down high dams," the senator said. Now More Difficult "This argument has been used by the FPC as part of its argument to justify the recommendation for erection of the Nez Perce dam which would blockade the Salmon river system where some 60 per cent of the Columbia's spring chinooks customarily spawn." Neuberger said that because of the FPC's ruling, "it now becomes many times more difficult to persuade our Can adian friends that they should sacrifice greatly- augmented power development in order to prevent high dams from destroying the sockeye sal mon pilgrimage of the Fras-er. ing that young Edward Ben nett Williams did it again. Williams is the curly-haired, 37-year-old courtroom strate gist who is regarded by many as the smartest criminal lawy er in America. He's certainly one of the most successful. His latest coup, which was technically in the field of civil law, was negotiating the un precedented compromise whereby Jimmy Hoffa took over the presidency of the Teamsters Union with three court-sponsored "monitors" to keep an eye on him. The surprise settlement Highway Revenue "S To Be Asked in '59 Salem wi The 1959 Legis lature will get a request from State Highway Engineer W. C. Williams for an additional $3 million in revenue. Williams said the money would be needed in 1960 to match federal highway funds. The commission has $8 mil lion a year for matching pur poses now, but will need $3 million more in 1960. The money could be raised by a one-cent a gallon gaso line tax or by increasing an nual license plate fees from S10 to $15 to speed up the whole road program. Bandits Get St 04.60 In Portland 'Jobs' Portland 'IP Bandits held up a finance company a big apartment house office here Monday and escaped with a total of $104.60, police re ported. A man carrying a revolver concealed in a brief case held up the Allied Finance Com pany late Monday and es caped with $100. . Two men robbed the office of the King Tower apart ments of $4.60 in small change. One carried what may have been a toy pistol, police said. Salem OP) Robert C. Bel loni, Myrtle Point, has filed for Circuit judge on the 15th judicial district. He is the present Circuit judge. ended an ouster suit brought by 13 rank and file union members who accused the tough little Teamsters' boss of rigging his own election. This isn't the first time Hoffa has had occasion to con gratulate himself on his choice of an attorney. Williams suc cessfully defended him last year from what government prosecutors had regarded as an airtight, biibery charge. Some eyebrows were raised at the bribery trial when former heavyweight champion Joe Louis showed up in the courtroom to see how "my good friend Jimmy" was com ing along. Eight of the jurors were Negroes. No Arrangements Williams vigorously denies that he had any part in ar ranging L o u i s' appearance. And most attorneys here even those who privately re fer to Williams as "the wond er boy" agree that the big gest factor in Hoffa's acquit tal was Williams' dramatic summation. One reporter who witnessed Williams' two-and-a-half hour closing performance before the Hoffa jury predicted after wards that "They will some day run excursion trains to Washington so that young lawyers can watch Williams in action." Williams also is expert at finding and using iegal tech nicalities that spare his clients from the unnerving experi ence of awaiting a jury's ver dict. He got a court to dismiss denaturalization proceedi n g s against gambler Frank Cos tello on grounds that the evi dence was "tainted" by wire tapping. He won a directed verdict of acquittal for former Lt. Al do L. Icardi on the ground that a congressional commit tee had no "valid legislative purpose" for questioning Icar di about the wartime murder of OSS Maj. William F. Holo han in Italy. Point of Dispute Williams gets riled when somebody suggests in a holier than - thou tone, that there is something reprehensible about finding loopholes in the law for accused criminals. "The constitution says every accused person is entitled to counsel," he said in an inter view. "I don't think it's a lawyer function to make a judgment of guilt or inno cence of a person who seeks his help. Lawyers are not sup posed to play God. They are supposed to give their clients the best representation they can, within the limitations of the law and good ethics." What are the limitations of good ethics? "You can't put on a phony defense; you can't allow the defendant to take the stand and swear to testimony you know is false; you can't sub orn perjury by a witness." Williams said he has "no apology to make" for using so-called technicalities to free Costello and others. "Our constitution and laws lay down certain rules that the government has to play by in bringing a man to trial. When I find that the govern ment has violated these rules, for example, by wire-tapping. I'll never hesitate to exploit the point. 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